The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-03-31
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WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

WEDNESDAY PROCEEDlNGS'
The house was called to order by the
speaker. Prayer by the chaplain.
Hose bill, creating the Forty-tirst judi
cial district, passed. Also, senate bill
amending TIE 18th section of the Judicial
act.
Also, senate bill requiring sheriffs to
furnish the adjutant.generalli lists and des
cIiptions of fugitives from justice.
Senate bill, amending the judicial act
creating the Forty third judicial district
and making Tarrant county the Seven
tenth district, passed.
Senate resolution to amend the consti-
sutton so as to require deeds in county
to be recorded in the county to which
another is attached for judicial purposes
was under discussion, when the considera
ton was checked by call of the house
The resolution subsequently passed.
Senate bill No. 171-Amending the local
option law, and requiring physicians GER
tificates to be written and stub books to
be kept for the information of the county
commissioners, was discussed, and tenn
porarily postponed.
The general appropriation bill came
up as the special order.
Mr.. Browning sent up letter from the
county Judge of Baylor county, to Adju-
tant-general King, urging theimportance
Of the appropriation for military pro-
fiction.
Pending amendments to the bill were
lost.
Mr.. Patterson argued that the militia at
home could protect the people, and were
annrr,h nd lu m on1
that there was no use in putting up money
in the treasury for such purposes.
Mr.. Robinson said the few volunteer
guards in the state we're not dudes. The
two companies in San Antonio were
worthy young men. These two com
panies were raised by the contributions
of liberal minded gentlemen, and equipped
by the ladies of San Antonio, giving CON
certs, etc, for them, aud had been of SER
vice to the state, and should be enoour-
aged by the state.
After voting down amendments pro-
posed to items in the diutant-generars
department the committee rose and re-
ported progress, and the house took a
recess till 2:30 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house resumed the general appro-
priatiOn bill, which was considered IN
committee of the whole.
The items in the djutant-generals
office were adopted without change.
In the insurance department the salary
of the chief clerk, who is Miss Brewster,
was raised to $1,000. The amendment
was applauded.
The item of 100000 for public printing
was adopted.
No change was made in the bill under
the headings of Supreme Court" and
"Cout of Appeals"
The quarantine department is allowed
$4,000.
In the judicial department the allow
ance of fees and costs of clerks, sheriffs
and attorneys in felony cases was in
creased to $350,000; for expenses of at
tached witnesses to $4,000.
The allowance for porter hire was struck
out under the heading of capitol building
commission.
The items for superintendent of public
buildings were adopted, except $50 for
incidentals.
The items for pensions were adopted,
including $4,000 for the pay of veterans,
and small amounts to the parties named
in the bill.
The only changes made in the items for
the asylums were the additions of $1,000
for electric lights and 1920 for tile drain
age for the deaf and dumb asylum, and
$4,000 for raised books and maps for the
blind asylum.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The house was called to order by the
speaker. Prayer by the chaplain of the
senate.
The senate local option bill was taken
up as unfinished business and passed with
minor amendments.
House bill authorizing the governor to
instruct the attorneygereral to bring
suit to remove clouds from titles in mat
tiers in which the state is interested,
passed.
Senate bill No. 81, authorizing counties
to Issue bonds and levy tax for bridge
purposes, came up on motion to recon
slider, and substitute was offered for the
bill by Mr.. Goeth, and engrossed.
Mr.. Curry introduced joint resolution
amending section =, article 7 of the con
stitution of the state of Texas, so as to
appropriate and perpetuate additional
ands to the public school fund.
By Mr.. Plumly-Bill regulating prose
cutions and civil suits for libel.
1t provides that every person shall be
at liberty to speak, write or publish his
opinions on any subject, being response
BILE for the abuse of that privilege. The
truth of the alleged libelous matter may
be given in evidence, and shall constitute
justification thereof and a complete de-
Tense to TIE suit.
Before instituting suit to recover DANA
ges growing out of a libelous publica-
ton, the party aggrieved shall
first give notice to the author
of the publication of his intention TO
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after the receipt of the notice, the author
of the publication shall, in like public
manner, fully and completely withdraw
and retract the offensive matter of which
the aggrieved party complains; then such
withdrawal and retraction shall operate as
bar to any suit thereafter instituted on
account of the libelous publication, unless
the publication was the result of ill-will
or malice on the part of the author.
If the libelous publication preceding be
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The act is to take effect and be in force